It's finally here! Sweetcorn! Oh there is nothing like fresh, crisp sweetcorn. The past few days I've been enjoying this very seasonal delicacy. There is very little worse than mushy out of season corn. If only we had more. But like I feared, our sweetcorn crop is quite small. Our first couple plantings did nothing and this last planting has some disease. We won't get much out of it. Sad.
We've also started harvesting our tomatoes out of our hoop house. Our field tomatoes are getting closer. Oh they taste so good. I used to never like tomatoes. Then I only liked them cooked. Now I love them in sandwiches and other things raw or cooked. I still can't eat them like apples. I'm sure that will come some day. When I started working on a farm last summer I was afraid to admit that I didn't like tomatoes. I thought they'd fire me for sure since tomatoes seems to be one of those quintessential organic farm crops. Thankfully I found that I liked them and I didn't have to be run out of town. :)
We're still grinding away at the farm. The days are hot and sometimes long. We all move a little slower. It's late July. I get the feeling that this is typical for this time of the year. Once the days cool we'll regain the spring in our steps. Now we just plod faithfully along, doing what needs to be done. Cooler days will be here before we know it!
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